Public health officials told a Senate committee Thursday that a panel of experts outside the United States government can help decide who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, acknowledged that the public might be wary of the US government having the …
Read More »105 University of Washington students in fraternity houses test positive for coronavirus
More than 100 students living in fraternity houses near the University of Washington campus have reported positive results for COVID-19, with hundreds of results pending. The Interfraternity Council, a student-led board of directors for UW fraternities, said that at least 105 residents living in 15 fraternity houses reported that they …
Read More »Phone data shows consumers avoid stores and restaurants as COVID increases
Cell phone data that tracks the whereabouts of users shows that fewer Americans are condescending to local businesses and chain stores as COVID-19 cases rise in states like Arizona, California, and Florida, a worrying sign that may raise hopes for a rapid economic rebound after consumer spending fell sharply at …
Read More »Alabama students held COVID-19 parties, officials say
Students in Alabama hosted COVID-19 parties where infected students were invited and there was a contest on who would get it first, according to authorities. “The only thing we’ve seen in the past few weeks are the county-wide parties … in various places, where the students or children would come …
Read More »Fauci warns that the coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to provide herd immunity if part of the population rejects it
Washington Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading experts on infectious diseases, warned Sunday that the United States is “unlikely” to achieve collective immunity against the coronavirus if part of the population refuses to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus. In an interview that aired on Sunday as part …
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